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BELAFONTE Harry
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born: 01.03.1927 (Harlem, New York City, USA)
Died: 25.04.2023 (heart failure)
BELAFONTE Harry (photo)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Harry Belafonte1954 RCA
2.Evening With Harry Belafonte1956
3.Calypso1956 RCA
4.Belafonte1956
5.Songs Of The Caribbean1957
6.Harry Belafonte Sings The Blues1958 RCA
7.Love Is A Gentle Thing1959
8.Porgy And Bess
& Lena Horne		1959
9.Belafonte at Carnegie Hall10/1959
10.What A Morning1960
11.Swings Dat Hammer1960 RCA
12.Returns1960
13.Jump Up Calypso1961
14.Midnight Special1962
15.The Many Moods of Belafonte1962
16.Streets I Walked1963
17.At Greek Theatre1964
18.Ballads, Blues1964
19.An Evening With Belafonte / Makeba
& Miriam Makeba		1965 RCA
20.In My Quiet Room1966
21.Calypso In Brass1966
22.On Campus1967
23.Harry Belafonte Sings Of Love1968
24.Homeward Bound1970
25.By Request1970
26.This Is Harry Belafonte1970
27.Warm Touch1971
28.Calypso Carnival1971
29.An Evening With Mouskouri And Belafonte
& Nana Mouskouri		09.04.1971RCA
30.Belafonte Live1972
31.Harry1973
32.Golden Records6/1974 RCA
33.Live Now1976
34.Play Me22.10.1976RCA
35.Legendary Performer1977
36.Calypso Festival1978
37.Pure Gold1978
38.Abraham, Martin & John1978
39.Loving You Is Where I Belong1981
40.The Harry Belafonte Songbook1986
41.All Time Greatest Hits1988
42.Paradise In Gazankulu1988
43.Belafonte 891989
44.An Evening With Harry Belafonte & Friends16.03.1998Polymedia
45.Greatest Hits
(3CD)		25.07.2000RCA
46.Christmas25.09.2001RCA
47.Very Best Of Harry Belafonte06.11.2001RCA
48.Sings 24 Calypso and Folk Songs01.03.2005Remember
49.28 Original Recordings22.03.2005Prism
50.Island in the Sun: His Greatest Hits26.07.2005Woodford Music
51.Essential Harry Belafonte04.10.2005RCA
52.Calypso25.10.2005Universe
53.Original28.11.2005
54.Collection28.11.2006Sony BMG
55.Evening with Belafonte / Mouskouri
& Nana Mouskouri		13.02.2007DRG
56.Encore of Golden Hits02.11.2007Digimode Entertainment
57.Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall29.01.2008Sbme Special Mkts.
58.Classic Album Collection13.05.2008Golden Stars
59.Very Best of Harry Belafonte03.06.2008Star Search Media
60.Calypso Hits26.08.2008Collectables
61.Early Years at Capitol Records21.04.2009DRG
62.Deep as the River21.06.2011Synergy
63.Sing Your Song: The Music04.10.2011Masterworks
64.Belafonte at Carnegie Hall20.03.2012K2 HD
65.Playlist: The Very Best of Harry Belafonte29.05.2012Playlist
66.All Time Best25.03.2014
67.Calypso Carnival & The Warm Touch03.06.2014
68.The Real... Harry Belafonte09.09.2014Columbia
69.Essential Recordings24.02.2015Primo
70.King of Calypso: 17 Original Albums & Bonus Tracks25.09.2015Documents
71.At Carnegie Hall 1959 Historic Concert16.10.2015Blue Moon
72.Sings of The Caribbean in True Stereo09.12.2016Dayo
73.The Legacy of Harry Belafonte: When Colors Come Together24.02.2017Legacy
74.The Greatest Hits Of Harry Belafonte4/2023

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Jamaica Farewell9/1956 RCA Victor 14
2.Mary's Boy Child12/1956 RCA Victor 15
3.The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)12/1956 RCA Victor2 5
4.Hold 'Em Joe2/1957 RCA Victor 85
5.Mama Look At Bubu3/1957 RCA Victor 13
6.Don't Ever Love Me3/1957 RCA Victor 90
7.Island In The Sun5/1957 RCA Victor3 42
8.Cocoanut Woman5/1957 RCA Victor 48
9.Scarlet Ribbons
& Millard Thomas		8/1957 18
10.Mary's Boy Child10/1957 RCA1
11.Little Bernadette8/1958 16
12.The Son Of Mary12/1958 18
13.Mary's Boy Child12/1959 30
14.Scarlet Ribbons EP4/1960
15.Hole In The Bucket
& Odetta		9/1961 32
16.Skin to Skin
& Jennifer Warnes		12/1988
17.Island In The Sun5/1989
18.Banana Boat Song7/2003

Movies:

1. Carmen Jones (1954, starring)
2. Buck And The Preacher (1972, starring)
3. Uptown Saturday Night
4. Kansas City (1996, starring)

Awards:

1960 Grammy Awards - Best Performance - Folk ("Swing Dat Hammer")
1965 Grammy Awards - Best Folk Recording ("An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba", & Miriam Makeba)
1989 Kennedy Center Honor
1999 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("Belafonte At Carnegie Hall")
2009 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Banana Boat (Day-O)", 1956)
2014 Grammy Hall Of Fame (LP "Calypso", 1956)

Press References:

Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19887 28Recenzealbum review